Re: "Press 9" Telephone Scam?
- From: Cynic <cynic_999@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2008 19:30:06 +0000
On Tue, 25 Mar 2008 15:14:19 GMT, <nospam@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I've just been phoned by an American/Canadian sounding woman (I think it was
a pre-recorded message):
"Congratulations! You have been specially selected for one of our offers.
Press 9. Our operators are standing by".
Obviously I just hung up, but presumerably pressing 9 would have incurred a
massive charge of some sort.
No, it doesn't. It is used to reduce the charge to the *caller* by
ensuring that time is only spent on people who have indicated an
interest rather than delivering their sales pitch to an answering
machine. Many of the companies that do such cold-calling operate from
outside the UK and so are charged for their calls by the minute.
--
Cynic
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